Vanderbilt Ladies’s Tennis – Dores Take No. 1 UNC to Three Units

CARY, N.C. — Vanderbilt girls’s tennis was eradicated from the ITA All-American Championships principal draw after a three-set battle with No. 1 North Carolina on Friday at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, North Carolina.

The Dores’ No. 12 pair of graduate Célia-Belle Mohr and sophomore Sophia Webster confronted off towards their highest-ranked opponent as a duo so far, No. 1 Reese Brantmeier and Alanis Hamilton of North Carolina. After falling behind 3-1 early, Vandy netted two straight video games to even the rating at 3-3. The Tar Heels bounced again and notched three straight wins to shut out the primary set 6-3.

Mohr and Webster then dropped to an 0-2 deficit within the second as North Carolina grabbed management of the momentum. With their backs towards the wall, the Dores rattled off 4 straight video games to take a commanding 4-2 lead. Vandy used a number of prolonged rally factors to shut out the second set 6-3, forcing a 3rd set tiebreaker for a spot within the semifinals. The Tar Heels, nevertheless, reclaimed the momentum within the third, pulling away to take the ultimate set 10-6 for the match win. Throughout the primary two units, the groups had been separated by only one level, 50-49, in favor of North Carolina.

Senior Bridget Stamel stayed alive within the comfort draw and would be the lone Dore competing on Saturday. The No. 27 ranked upperclassman opened her day towards NC State’s No. 74 Gabriella Broadfoot. Stammel steadily chipped away at her Wolfpack counterpart, in the end downing Broadfoot 6-3, 6-3 to take the match. She superior previous her second singles opponent of the day, No. 61 Shavit Kimchi of Duke, after Kimchi withdrew previous to the match begin.

Stammel is ready to face Appalachian State’s No. 106 Savannah Dada-Mascoll within the singles comfort spherical of 16 tomorrow at 8 a.m.; Dada-Mascoll took down No. 1 ranked DJ Bennett of Auburn in the primary draw opener. The full girls’s All-American match web page is accessible online.

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Friday Results:
SINGLES
No. 37 Anastasiia Grechkina (Pepperdine) def. No. 45 Valeria Ray (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
No. 27 Bridget Stammel (Vanderbilt) def. No. 74 Gabriella Broadfoot (NC State) 6-3, 6-3
No. 27 Bridget Stammel (Vanderbilt) def. No. 61 Shavit Kimchi (Duke) Withdrawal

DOUBLES
No. 1 Brantmeier/Hamilton (North Carolina) def. No. 12 Mohr/Webster (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 3-6, 10-6